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without believing a great deal in the science of bumps, am 

 satisfied that close observation will detect this nerve force 

 from the shape of the head, and the expression of the eye 

 and ear. The brain must be large; and, to contain this 

 large brain, the head enveloping it must be large in the 

 cerebral region. A simply large head may not have a great 

 capacity for the brain, on account of the size being lower 

 than where it is situated. Now Lexington has a large 

 head, but its volume is much the greatest at the seat oi 

 the brain. I saw him led out of the door of a railway 

 car, and as he protuded his muzzle, he had the appearance 

 of a striped squirrel with his pouches full of nuts ; wide 

 between and above the eyes, with a corresponding width 

 at the upper part of the lower jaw, and tapering thence 

 both ways, toward the muzzle, by being scooped out, as if 

 cut with a chisel, and from, the jowl and toward the poll, 

 by a gradual drawing in of the lines of curvature, till 

 reaching the ears, which are set not too far apart. The 

 expression of the eye is, if anything, a surer test ; but to 

 describe the peculiarity that betokens a resolute will, is a 

 hard task. A person will acquire the power of seeing it, by 

 frequently examining this organ in horses that he knows 

 are distinguished for unconquerable game. No one, who 

 expects to become a judge of the " good points" of a horse, 

 should neglect any opportunity of perfecting himself in 

 the power to detect the different dispositions from the 

 glance of the eye. The shades of expression are so varied, 

 that, if even I could make myself intelligible, it would take 

 more time than we can now spare. 



A proper form is usually accompanied with proper 

 action. There are exceptions, however, perhaps arising 

 from local causes, modifying the gait, that should be as 

 unexceptional as the form. From the feet not being looked 

 after when the animal was growing, there may have been 

 a slight bias which cannot be seen, yet still affects the 



